Hazelrigg Lane, Scotforth Solar Farm (16.5 MW)
Hazelrigg Lane, Scotforth Solar Farm is a 16.5 MW solar farm project in Lancaster, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction; the record was last updated on 23 April 2025.
16.5 MWsolar farm
under constructionstatus in REPD
23 April 2025record last updated
Lancastercouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 7 October 2021 | Application submitted |
| 9 March 2022 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- solar farm
- Capacity
- 16.5 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 23 April 2025
- Operator or applicant
- BeBa Energy UK Limited / University of Lancaster
- Planning authority
- Lancaster
- Planning application reference
- 21/01247/FUL
- Site area
- 21.4 ha
- Address (REPD)
- Hazelrigg Lane Scotforth, Lancaster
- Council area (by location)
- Lancaster
- Time to decision
- 22 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Hazelrigg Lane, Scotforth - Solar Farm
- REPD reference
- 9372
Who decides
| Applications | Lancaster | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 30 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (17%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 1 of 14 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 4 of 7 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 9 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 28.1 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arna Wood Solar | solar farm | 6.2 | operational | 1.9 |
| Moorside Farm Solar Farm | solar farm | 28 | approved, not built | 3.6 |
| Hillside Farm, Lancaster Road | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
| Bay Gateway | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 4.4 |
| Caton Road, Lancaster | battery storage | 25 | approved, not built | 4.5 |
| Heysham South Wind Farm | wind farm | 7.5 | operational | 4.6 |
| Heysham Energy Storage Project | battery storage | 200 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Fanny House Farm, Bay Gateway | battery storage | 940 | approved, not built | 6.0 |
| Fanny House Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 6.0 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (54.0278, -2.7957).